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How to read this manual

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Thank you for buying this Pioneer DJ product.

Be sure to read both this manual and the Operating Instructions (Quick Start
Guide). Both contain important information that you should understand before
using this product.

For instructions on obtaining the rekordbox software’s manual, see

Acquiring the

manual

(p. 31 ).

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In this manual, names of screens and menus displayed on the product and on

the computer screen, as well as names of buttons and terminals, etc., are indi-
cated within brackets. (e.g.: [

CUE

] button, [

Files

] panel, [

MIC1

] terminal)

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Please note that the screens and specifications of the software described in this

manual as well as the external appearance and specifications of the hardware
are currently under development and may differ from the final specifications.

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Please note that depending on the operating system version, web browser set-

tings, etc., operation may differ from the procedures described in this manual.

This manual consists mainly of explanations of functions of this unit as hardware.
For detailed instructions on operating rekordbox dj, see the rekordbox soft-
ware’s manual.

Before start

Features .............................................................................................................................3
What’s in the box ..............................................................................................................3
About the AC adapter .......................................................................................................4
Installing the software ......................................................................................................5
About the driver software and the ASIO settings utility software ................................6

Connections and part names

Connections ......................................................................................................................7
Part names and functions ...............................................................................................9

Basic Operation

Connections ....................................................................................................................14
Starting the system .........................................................................................................15
Quitting the system ........................................................................................................17

Advanced Operation

Using the performance pads .........................................................................................18
Using the slip mode ........................................................................................................20
Using the dual deck mode .............................................................................................21
Using the fader start function........................................................................................22
Using the velocity sampler .............................................................................................22
Calling out a cue point or loop point stored in a track ................................................22
Analyzing tracks ..............................................................................................................22
Using effects ...................................................................................................................22
Using recording functions .............................................................................................24
Using external inputs .....................................................................................................24

Changing the settings

Launching utilities mode ...............................................................................................26
Utilities modes ................................................................................................................26
Adjusting the sensitivity of the jog dial’s touch sensor ...............................................28

Additional information

Troubleshooting ..............................................................................................................29
Audio Block Diagram .....................................................................................................30
Acquiring the manual ....................................................................................................31
Using as a controller for other DJ software ..................................................................31
About trademarks and registered trademarks ............................................................32
Cautions on copyrights ..................................................................................................32

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Summary of Contents for DDJ-RX

Page 1: ...DJ site shown above offers FAQs information on software and various other types of information and services to allow you to use your product in greater comfort http rekordbox com For the latest version of the rekordbox software access rekordbox com and download the software from there ...

Page 2: ...is manual This manual consists mainly of explanations of functions of this unit as hardware For detailed instructions on operating rekordbox dj see the rekordbox soft ware s manual Before start Features 3 What s in the box 3 About the AC adapter 4 Installing the software 5 About the driver software and the ASIO settings utility software 6 Connections and part names Connections 7 Part names and fun...

Page 3: ... NOISE CRUSH PITCH and FILTER for achieving a wide range of musical arrangements By simply turning the control it is possible to create the effect you want and a vari ety of remix can be achieved such as adding original arrangements to the music Creative effect performances are also made possible by assigning your favorite SOUND COLOR FX included in rekordbox dj PLUG AND PLAY The sound cards of th...

Page 4: ...hen the power cord plug or chassis is damaged If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the product If the product has been exposed to rain or water If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions Improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and can require ext...

Page 5: ...environment conditions indicated here are fulfilled Depending on the computer s power saving settings etc the CPU and hard disk may not provide sufficient processing capabilities For notebook computers in particular make sure the computer is in the proper conditions to provide constant high performance for example by keeping the AC power connected when using rekordbox Use of the Internet requires ...

Page 6: ...lay latency of the audio data while increas ing the value reduces the tendency for dropouts breaks in the sound to occur in the audio data the default setting of Buffer Size is 256 samples 5 ms and Kernel Buffers is 3 If the Buffer Size or Kernel Buffers number is made large drops in the data breaks in the sound etc occur less easily but the time lag due to transmis sion delays in the audio data l...

Page 7: ... output the microphone sound Setting the microphone output of the booth monitor p 27 4 MIC2 terminal Connects a microphone here The INPUT SELECT switch on the main unit s front panel must be set to MIC2 5 CD terminals Connect to a DJ player or other line level device The INPUT SELECT switch on the main unit s front panel must be set to CD 6 PHONO LINE input terminals Connect to a phono level for M...

Page 8: ...inal CD Select this to use a line level output device DJ player etc connected to the CD terminals 5 INPUT SELECT switch Selects the input source of each channel from the components connected to this unit PC Select this to use the track loaded in the rekordbox dj deck PHONO Selected when using an phono level for MM cartridge output device such as an analog turntable connected to the PHONO LINE inpu...

Page 9: ...ng the track is played from the same position Instant Doubles SHIFT press The library s track list is sorted when one of the LOAD buttons is pressed Sorts by track number Sorts by BPM Sorts by track title in alphabetical order Sorts by artist 2 Rotary selector Turn Moves up or down the cursor in the tree view or track list Press Moves the cursor between the tree view and track list each time the r...

Page 10: ...playback the loop set closest to the playback position among the loops saved in the track will be active If the button is pressed while pressing the SHIFT button when a loop saved in the track is called out the loop will be active or inactive 7 LOOP 1 2X button Press Selects a beat for auto beat loop Halves the loop playback length SHIFT press During loop playback moves the loop to the left by the...

Page 11: ... DECK mode on the left deck Pressing the DECK4 button while holding down the DECK2 button or press ing the DECK2 button while holding down the DECK4 button Turns on DUAL DECK mode on the right deck p GRID ADJUST button Press When the jog dial is turned while pressing the GRID ADJUST button the beat grid interval can be adjusted SHIFT press The BPM value is divided by 1 2 doubling the beat grid s s...

Page 12: ...again monitoring is canceled SHIFT press The track s tempo can be set by tapping the button Tap function 9 Channel fader Move Adjusts the level of audio signals output in each channel SHIFT move Use the channel fader start function Using the channel fader start function p 22 a Crossfader Assign Switch Assigns the channel output to the crossfader A Assigns to A left of the crossfader B Assigns to B...

Page 13: ...nchronizing the beat FX effect sound each time the button is pressed SHIFT press Sets the beat FX tempo mode to the BPM tap mode The BPM value used as the basis for beat FX is calculated by the interval at which the button is tapped To monitor the effect sounds Depending on the effect type the effect sounds of rekordbox dj are not output to the channel whose headphones CUE button is pressed when t...

Page 14: ...this unit s rear panel to turn this unit s power on Turn on the power of this unit For Windows users The message Installing device driver software may appear when this unit is first connected to the computer or when it is connected to a different USB port on the computer Wait a while until the message Your devices are ready for use appears For Mac OS X users When this unit is connected to a comput...

Page 15: ... click the rekordbox X X X icon For Mac OS X Open the Applications folder in Finder then click the rekordbox icon The screen displayed immediately after the rekordbox software is started on the computer the screen on the right shows the EXPORT mode in which the operations equivalent to the previous rekordbox 3 are possible A A C B A D C D Computer screen when a track is loaded in rekordbox dj Sele...

Page 16: ... on the computer screen then turn the rotary selector and select a track a a b b a Track list b Tree View 3 Press the LOAD button to load the selected track onto the deck Playing tracks and outputting the sound The following describes the procedure for outputting the channel 1 sound as an example Set the volume of the devices power amplifier powered speakers etc con nected to the MASTER OUT 1 and ...

Page 17: ...HONES MIX control Center HEADPHONES LEVEL control Turned fully counterclockwise 1 Press the headphones CUE button for the channel 1 2 Turn the HEADPHONES LEVEL control Adjust the sound level output from the headphones to an appropriate level Note This unit and rekordbox dj are equipped with variety of functions to allow for more individualistic DJ performances For each function see the rekordbox s...

Page 18: ...ances are possible with just the simple operation of pressing and releasing performance pads 1 Press the PAD FX 1 mode button The mode switches to pad FX mode 1 Effects are assigned to the performance pads as shown below Effect A Effect A Effect A Effect B Effect C Effect D Effect A Release FX A If the PAD FX 1 mode button is pressed while pressing the SHIFT button the mode changes to pad FX mode ...

Page 19: ...n A track loop and slicer target area can be loaded in sampler slots Load the track in a sampler slot 1 Press the SAMPLER mode button Switches to the sampler mode 2 Press the rotary selector or BACK button to move the cursor to the track list 3 Turn the rotary selector Select the track you wish to load in a sampler slot 4 Press the performance pad while pressing the SHIFT button The selected track...

Page 20: ...itches to the sampler mode Recording a sequence 1 Press the PARAMETERc or PARAMETERd button Select the bank of the sampler to be used for the performance 2 Click the part indicated as 1 Bar on the sampler panel of rekordbox dj Select a length for recording the sequence from 1 bar 2 bars and 4 bars in the pull down menu that appears 3 Press the SEQUENCER START button while pressing the SHIFT button...

Page 21: ...eled and playback starts from the position reached in the background To cancel the slip mode press the SLIP button again Manual slip looping 1 Press the SLIP button The mode switches to the slip mode 2 Press the LOOP IN button during playback and then press the LOOP OUT button Loop playback starts Normal playback continues in the background even during loop playback 3 Press the LOOP OUT button whi...

Page 22: ...ordbox regardless of the strength that the performance pads are tapped with Turning the velocity sampler mode on When the SAMPLER mode button is pressed while pressing the SHIFT button the velocity sampler mode is turned on Turning the velocity sampler mode off When the SAMPLER mode button is pressed the mode is changed to the usual sampler mode velocity sampler mode is turned off The velocity cur...

Page 23: ... the SHIFT button Switching the effect s tempo mode p 24 Operating beat FX in the single mode 1 Press the RELEASE FX control while pressing the SHIFT button to switch the FX mode of rekordbox dj to the single mode The mode switches between the multi mode and single mode each time the buttons are operated 2 Press the FX1 button or FX2 button of channel 1 to select the effect unit to assign The numb...

Page 24: ...Press the flashing SOUND COLOR FX button The effect is canceled Types of SOUND COLOR FX effects Effect Name Descriptions COLOR control NOISE Mixes white noise with the sound of the channel via the filter and output Turn counterclockwise The cut off fre quency of the filter through which the white noise passes gradually descends Turn clockwise The cut off frequency of the filter through which the w...

Page 25: ...OR FX can be applied using the COLOR control The sound volume of channels for which the INPUT SELECT switch is set to MIC1 or MIC2 does not change even when the crossfader is moved Mixing the sound of a DJ player etc 1 Connect the DJ player or other line level output device to the CD or PHONO LINE terminals 2 Set the INPUT SELECT switch to CD or LINE 3 Operate the TRIM control and channel fader to...

Page 26: ...art function is enabled Effect parameter 2 button lit The channel fader start function is disabled Changing the crossfader start setting The crossfader start function settings can be changed The crossfader start function is enabled by default Press the effect parameter 1 or effect parameter 2 button on the right deck Effect parameter 1 button lit The crossfader start function is enabled Effect par...

Page 27: ...to 52 is displayed by the lit condition of the channel level indicator Number of lit segments of the CH3 channel level indicator Ten s place Number of lit segments of the CH1 channel level indicator One s place Setting the microphone output of the booth monitor By default it is set to output microphone sound from the BOOTH OUT terminal Press the SAMPLER mode button on the right deck SAMPLER button...

Page 28: ...I messages can be disabled By default optimization of crossfader MIDI messages is enabled Optimization of crossfader MIDI messages is performed only when the CROSS FADER CURVE selector control is turned all the way clockwise If optimization of crossfader MIDI messages is enabled the crossfader position on the rekordbox dj mixer panel may not match the crossfader position on this unit Press the MAS...

Page 29: ...mputer using the USB cable again the DDJ RX icon appears The jog dial does not respond to touching Is the jog dial dirty An electrostatic system is used as the detection method in the jog dial of this unit Therefore if the jog dial is dirty or the user has hand cream on their hands detection may not respond When cleaning the jog dial dry wipe with a soft cloth If it is very dirty prepare a 5 1 or ...

Page 30: ... Click the area indicated by EXPORT at the upper left of the screen and then select PERFORMANCE Has rekordbox dj been activated Enter the rekordbox dj license key included with this unit on the Preferences License screen of rekordbox For details on the activation see the rekordbox software s manual There is not change even if a perfor mance pad is pressed while pressing the CAPTURE button Is any l...

Page 31: ...ur Authorized Use and c To make one copy of the Program solely for backup purposes provided that all titles and trademark copyright and restricted rights notices are reproduced on the copy 2 Restrictions You will not copy or use the Program or Documentation except as expressly permitted by this Agreement You will not transfer sublicense rent lease or lend the Program or use it for third party trai...

Page 32: ...herwise dispose of this Agreement or any rights or obligations under it whether voluntarily or involuntarily by operation of law or otherwise without Pioneer DJ s prior written consent Any purported assignment transfer or delegation by You will be null and void Subject to the foregoing this Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors ...

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